Monday, 10 September 2012

Here's a cool little thing.... 2000AD fan Mangamax also has a modelling blog with all manner of great creations. This time I'm honoured that he spent the time to make a model of Aquila's THE DEVOURER based on one of my early sketches!

Saturday, 8 September 2012

Well now that the wedding's over I should have more time for the sexy, sexy blog!

Above is the 2000AD cover (featuring Aquila part 6) from a couple of weeks back when I was off on honeymoon.

I'll admit when The Mighty Tharg asked for a cover featuring Boudicca on her chariot, charging through Romans, my toned buttocks clenched. I knew it was going to be a tough muther bugger....

And so when submitting roughs, I tried to get away with a closer composition with one of her horses just off camera so I didn't have to draw both, but he didn't fall for it and went with the second version...

Final pencils.

Inks. I started to feel ALOT better about it at this point, feeling it was coming together well.

Hiding the wash layer for a bit, I did the colour flats (still hate this part!)...

Shading then FINISHED! All the elements brought together below! Despite how I was dreading this at the start, I was pretty damn happy with it in the end. Especially when I saw it with all cover elements added.

About Me

I'm a professional comic book artist, based in Liverpool, who has worked on many projects for DC COMICS, 2000AD,and was also the 2008 artist for the LEGO "BIONICLE" comic.
Mostly you can find me in the pages of 2000AD, having drawn JUDGE DREDD, AQUILA with Gordon Rennie, and now drawing my sixth book of the 17th century zombie hunter DEFOE, written by Pat Mills!